- Date
- July 26, 1980
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3465Blanik L-13
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800726037089A
- Case key
- 129952
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1654 80/7/26 ADELANTO,CA BLANIK L-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 57 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N3465 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADELANTO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADELANTO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TOW ROPE BROKE DRG TKOF.HIT DESERT BRUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3465
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Adelanto
N3465Registration cancelled Sep 25, 2023 · Let BLANIK L-13Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.